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Government faces calls to properly tax fossil fuel giants after BP rakes in £1.7bn profit
People taking part in a Cop28 London march protest outside BP headquarters at St James's Square in London, December 9, 2023

OIL giant BP revealed obscene profits today while skyrocketing bills are forcing households to risk their own health by cutting energy use.

The British transnational announced underlying profits of £1.7 billion from July to September.

Izzie McIntosh, climate campaigner at Global Justice Now, said: “The fossil fuel industry’s profiteering is only made possible through the destruction of the climate, felt most starkly by countries in the global South. 

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